7 May 2015
The word “if” is such a little word. And yet, it’s so important. “If
you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love,” Jesus says. If we
keep his commandments; that is, the choice is up to us.
We already know what the Lord’s choice is with regard to his
love and commitment to us. He said, “I
have told you this so that your joy
might be complete.” He’s already chosen
to do what’s best for us. And he’s already shown how much he loves
us. We need only hear the words of
Scripture and taste the Eucharist to remember the extent of God’s fidelity and
love for us.
God’s choice was definitive, made once and for all. There’s no debate in the mind of God whether
or not he’s going to love us and everybody else who desires to love him. There is no question, there is no “if” in God’s heart about that. But, of course, there is in the heart of
humanity.
Even for us who have chosen to do the best we can at keeping God’s
commandments and remaining true to God, we can always be better at it. Every morning we’re faced with the question: “Am
I going to love God today? Am I going to
try to see and hear and think and live as God lives today?”
And we remember the Lord asking Peter three times: “Do you
love me?” He asks us the same thing
again and again. “Do you love me? Do you love me enough to keep my
commandments? Will you let me be your
joy?”
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